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AUGUAllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Aug ETF

Stay safe1y track recordRanked #229 of 340 in this goal

Seeks to track returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF with a 15% downside buffer.

By AllianzIM · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.74%

#3,625 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$40M

#3,767 of 5,562 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

0.00%

Track Record

1 year

#3,719 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,901+19.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 3 holdings = 100.0% of fundconcentrated

SPY 07/31/2026 25.60 C4SPY 260731C00025600
98.1%
SPY 07/31/2026 652.94 P4SPY 260731P00652940
2.6%
SPY 07/31/2026 537.27 P4SPY 260731P00537270
-0.8%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.4%
Cash
0.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
10.0%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-12.2%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF with a 15% downside buffer.
Strategy
Pursues a buffered strategy to track the SPDR S&P 500 ETF's returns over a one-year period while providing downside protection against the first 15% of losses. The strategy includes a specified Spread that reflects opportunity costs.
Inception date
July 31, 2024
Fund family
AllianzIM

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Buffer
Warning

Buffer ETF — downside protection at a cost

Defined-outcome funds cap upside (typically 8–20%) in exchange for partial downside protection (9–30%), priced via options. Fees are materially higher than the underlying index (often 0.70%+ vs 0.03–0.10%). For most pre-retirees, a simple stock/bond mix achieves similar downside behaviour at a fraction of the cost.

Source: Morningstar, 'Defined-Outcome ETFs: Useful or Uneconomic?' (2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=structured_outcome + structured_outcome_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19